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Old 22nd March 2005 | 22:43
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AlexisDetroit
 
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Technical term for 'Chinook wind(s)'...

Years ago while skiing in Banff, Canada a retired US Navy pilot explained how air descending down a mountain range warmed the atmosphere so many degrees per thousand feet of descent. I have been trying to remember the scientific term for this phenomenon. I recall it as sounding like "atavarian" or "adavarian" effect. Please advise. Over...
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